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In this issue, we are in t roduc ing Michae l Cortese. Mike is a graduate o f S o u t h e r n N e w Hampshire University and works in his father’s stamp and coin eBay business, Noblespirit.
Q: What influenced your decision to join t h e YPLF?
I began looking f o r p l a c e s to meet up with younger people in the hobby, either over the internet or in person. I finally made the
decision to join when I first heard Alex's speech on the APS/YPLF web page introducing the idea of the YPLF .
Q: Why did you choose the Author Track?
What led me to the author track was a love for research. The author track seemed like it would take me in a direction filled with discovering new material that I was unaware of before, whether it be in a new field in philately or becoming an expert in one I already love.
Q: What articles do you plan to write? Do you have a
journal you hope to be published in?
I doubt that the research I do and communicate with others through my writing will be groundbreaking, but will show others what I am learning and perhaps it will be new for them, also. My main interest is in fakes and forgeries.
I believe I have a lot to say in regards to the future of the hobby, as I see it as a much brighter future than others may see. Philatelists around the world love stamp collecting because it helps them not only own a part of history, but it
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The social aspect of our hobby encourages us and expands our collecting horizons. The YPLF Fellows have discovered this and have held two reunions over the internet since StampShow using the APS s u b s c r i p t i o n t o GoToMeeting.com. “I really like it,” says r e c e n t l y g r a d u a t e d A u t u m n H a n l e y , “because it k e e p s u s c o n n e c t e d .
We can be YPLF even when apart.” Hanley has attended both meetings and says the software is easy to use. “The meetings are good for us to maintain our relationships.” The Fellows have plans to create a philatelic blog and to produce short videos for the APS YouTube Channel. “The meetings will help us coordinate our activities with each other.” Gretchen Moody, Director of Education, leads the meetings and is able to find ways for alumni to stay active in the organized
hobby. “I encourage alumni to write articles for philatelic publications, volunteer at local shows, attend club meetings, and j o i n Y o u n g S t a m p Collectors of America meetings in a supportive role,” says Moody. She acknowledges that the so f tware ha s w ider implications for YPLF than just reunions. For instance YPLF Mentors can meet with their Fellows to give one-on-one guidance. “We are just getting started with this technology.”
The Go-ToMeeting icon.
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allows them to have an international reach. This is what makes the 2016 show in NY so instrumental for the future of philately, because we participate in a worldwide hobby.
Q: What are your long-term goals related to philately?
I plan to continue to be a stamp dealer. I love what I do, and it is one of the most exciting jobs I could have ever imagined. Not only does it give
me the opportunity to travel, but it gives me the opportunity to better myself as a person within my work hours, and that doesn't come around too often.
Q: What other hobbies do you have?
My other major hobby includes a form of collecting, but it is a bit more time consuming (which is hard to imagine). I also collect TV shows, watching them from beginning to
end — every episode and any bonus footage. When I am finished with them, I add the show to a list of completed shows. I currently have 73 shows in my list.
Q: Where did you study in college?
I we nt to Southern New H a m p s h i r e University in Manchester, NH. I s t u d i e d psychology for my full 4 years there and I
currently use it every day. The lessons I learned in
my behavioral and adult psychology classes have become invaluable to me in the hobby, both as assets I use in buying deals, and in creating collections and understanding collections.
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Thank you for your support of the Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship and of the Fellows.
FIND THE FELLOWS
Test your memory. Find the following Fellows in the pictures on the next page.
Class of 2010: James Chenevert • Class of 2011: Andrew Shaw • Class of 2012: Tim Hodge, David McKinney, Danny Pfaff • Class of 2013: Casey Cook, Autumn Hanley, Katie Vasicek • Class of 2014: Sarah Chenevert, Owen Chun , Mike Cortese , Sabrina McGill, Cassi Stahl • YPLF Guests: Ethan Chiu, Emily Kuhl, Max and Miranda Miley.
Mike and David McKinney, Class of 2012, are interviewed at APS StampShow for the documentary Freaks and Errors: A Rare Collection.
Mike meets Tom Fortunato, just one of many collectors Mike is eager to befriend.
Answers: Use picture #1 to check yourself, from left to right Bottom row: Danny Pfaff, David McKinney, Tim Hodge, Katie Vasicek, Autumn Hanley, Casey Cook, Max Miley, Miranda Miley, Emily Kuhl, Alex Haimann. Top row: James Chenevert, Andrew Shaw, Mike Cortese, Sarah Chenevert, Cassi Stahl, Sabrina McGill, Owen Chun, Steven Reinhard, Ethan Chiu.
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Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship Advisory Board: Don Chenevert, Jr., Advisory Board Chairperson ● [email protected] Alex Haimann, YPLF Founder ● [email protected] James Weigant, FaceBook Coordinator ● [email protected] Jimmy Tian, Alumni Coordinator ● [email protected] Gretchen Moody, APS Director of Education ● [email protected]/814-933-3810 Janet Houser, YPLF Treasurer ● [email protected] www.stampfellowship.org
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Class of 2012 Fellow David McKinney was a recipient of the
Nicholas Carter Volunteer Award. He received his award and pin from Mrs.
Betsy Carter at the APS General Meet-ing, August 10, 2013.
David’s volunteer accomplishments include his work at his mother’s stamp
club at Tabb High School in
Poquoson, VA, video-recording
at APS stamp shows, work in
Stamps In Your Attic booth, and
a summer internship at the Smith-sonian National Postal Museum.
Class of 2012 Fellow Tim Hodge shares a recent acquisition to his col-
lection…
“ Periodically I pur-chase lots of un-sorted Washington-Franklins and go through them look-ing for something unusual. Washing-ton-Franklins are stamps issued between 1908 and 1922 carrying the familiar Houdon portraits of George Washington or Benjamin Franklin. Because the stamps were in usage for so long, many varieties were printed, a few are extremely valuable. Some were printed by mistake, others through experimentation, improving production methods, and material availability during the war. Not too long ago I discovered an extremely rare variety of the one cent Washing-ton.” “After sorting the stamps by denomi-nation and design, my first step is to check the perforation measurement on all the stamps. In the case of the one cent Washington, there are seven per-foration measurements and combina-tions: 12.5, 12, 12x10, 10x12, 11, 11x10, and 10. My stamp was perfo-rated 11. That narrows it down to four possibilities; all of them unwater-
marked. Fortunately the one cent Washingtons do not have types, unlike the two-cent which has ten.” “The differences between these four stamps are in the printing methods: flat plate, rotary press horizontally, rotary press vertically, and offset. En-graved stamps (not offset) have ink ridges that can be felt running your finger over the stamp, or seen by plac-ing a thin piece of foil over the stamp and rubbing, the design will appear in the foil. My stamp was obviously en-graved. Due to the curvature of the rotary press, the design is slightly longer on one side than a flat plate stamp. Flat plate designs are 18.5-19mm in width, by about 22mm height, while rotary press designs will be about 0.75mm wider or taller. The design of my stamp measures 19x22.5mm. This identifies it as Scott n u m b e r 544, valued at $3500 in the grade of fine. “ “As you can see in the photo, my stamp is a s t r a i g h t edge with F/VF centering, no faults. This is my best discovery so far.”
David assists a stu-dent with stamp
